De historia stirpium commentarii insignes : Basel, 1542 /

A digitized facsimile of the 1542 Basel edition of the Historia stirpium from a copy in the Warnock Library. Includes commentary by Karen Reeds, index of modern plant names. Text is searchable and displays may be magnified

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Main Author: Fuchs, Leonhart, 1501-1566
Corporate Authors: Octavo Corporation, Warnock Library
Other Authors: Reeds, Karen
Format: Book
Language:Latin
Greek
German
Published: Oakland, Calif. : Octavo, 2003
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Summary:A digitized facsimile of the 1542 Basel edition of the Historia stirpium from a copy in the Warnock Library. Includes commentary by Karen Reeds, index of modern plant names. Text is searchable and displays may be magnified
Item Description:Original t.p.: De historia stirpium commentarii insignes : maximis impensis et vigiliis elaborati, adiectis earundem vivis plusquam quingentis imaginibus, nunquam antea ad naturae imitationem artificiosius effictis & expressis : ... / Leonharto Fuchsio ... autore ; accessit ijs succincta admodum uocum difficilium & obscurarum passim in hoc opere occurrentium explicatio ; unà cum quadruplici indice, quorum primus quidem stirpium nomenclaturas Graecas, alter Latinas, tertius officinis seplasiariorum & herbarijs usitatas, quartus Germanicascontinebit. -- Basileae [Basel] : In officina Isingriniana, anno Christi 1542
Title from opening screen
With ports. of the author, the designers, and the engraver. Probably the first book which contains not only the names, but also the ports. of its illustrators. Cf. Becher
Physical Description:1 CD-ROM : col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format:System requirements: Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux operating system; fast processor; Adobe Acrobate Reader version 3.0 or later (5.0 recommended); monitor capable of displaying millions of colors
Bibliography:Bibliographical references included in Commentary
ISBN:1591100518
9781591100515
Access:License agreement allows use on a single computer, or on a local area network available to no more than five users. Users may produce hard copy versions of all or any portion of the edition for personal use